Congress 2.0? Rahul Gandhi looks to revamp party's functioning style

As the plenary session of the party draws closer, Rahul Gandhi has constituted committes which will change style of functioning of the Party. The committees have a blend of young as well as experienced leaders.

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Mail Today Bureau

New Delhi

March 1, 2018

UPDATED: March 1, 2018 09:25 IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is trying to revamp the party functioning style (Photo- Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTS

Rahul Gandhi is looking to revamp Congress' style of functioning.

He has constituted several committees and sub-groups within the party.

Committes have young as well as experienced leaders who will steer the change.

Ahead of the Congress party's upcoming plenary session in the National Capital from March 16 to 18, party president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday constituted an Organising Committee, a Drafting Committee and its four sub-groups, and a Constitution Amendment Committee that are all expected to steer a shift in the party's style of functioning.

The composition of the committees show a blend of young and experienced leaders as promised by the party chief. At the session, Congress will brainstorm on its strategy to combat BJP ahead of 2019 parliamentary polls and work on its roadmap for upcoming assembly polls in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.

The 46-member Drafting Committee is headed by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while the Organising Committee is headed by party Treasurer and veteran Motilal Vora and has Oscar Fernandes as Convenor and party General Secretaries and incharges of states as members.

The Organising Committee has nine special invitees including Ahmed Patel, Sheila Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Sharmishtha Mukherjee and Kuldeep Bishnoi. The Constitution Amendment Committee has senior party leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Janardan Dwivedi as chairman and convener, with ten other senior leaders, including Ahmed Patel, P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal, as members.

The four sub-groups of the Drafting Committee - political, economic affairs, international affairs and agriculture, employment and poverty alleviation - has been formed roping in domain experts.mail today bureau